what i made for monday-mini apple pies.

If you've been around a while you know that I like to make some sort of dessert or treat for my husband to take to work with him on Mondays. Food is my love language. I am not a diet friendly friend.
It's just a small way that I feel I can help him with his work day...he and all his coworkers have a super long meeting on Mondays and...well, it's Monday...how can dessert not help that?
It gives me a good excuse to try new recipes and now all of his coworkers expect and look forward to what I will make and send in.
I've been meaning to document what I have tried here...but it's taken weeks for me to start...so we'll just start here. :)
This week I made mini apple pies for him to take...and I made a large batch so that I could keep some too!
This recipe makes 24 mini pies but you could easily halve it to make 12.

Start by cutting up eight cups of apples into small 1/2in bits.

Mix the apples with:
12 tablespoons of flour
1 1/2c of sugar
4 heaping teaspoons of cinnamon
1/4-1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg (depending on how much you like nutmeg...you could also leave it out)

You will also need:
4 tablespoons of chilled butter cut into 24 equal portions.
two boxes of pilsbury pie crusts (four chilled NOT frozen crusts)

Make sure you stir everything around getting the apples nice and coated.

Unroll your first pie crust and cut several circles out. Continue this until you have enough crusts.

I found that a wide mouth mason jar ring worked perfectly.

Line each cup of your muffin tin with a tiny pie crust.
I found that pinching the edge of the dough around the top edge of the tin and making a hammock of sorts worked really well. You can then gently fill the crusts with your apple mixture and push the crusts down the rest of the way.

You should be able to fill until slightly mounded.

Then take your equally divided butter...

and put a dab on each pie.

Cover as desired with left over dough. Brush with melted butter and bake at 400 for 18 to 22 minutes. I started checking in on mine at 10 minutes and checked every two until they were perfect.

And YUM!
They are the perfect size and I am looking forward to having the extras with my coffee in the morning.

Yes, for breakfast, there is fruit in there!

Enjoy making these! It's the perfect excuse to head out to an apply orchard and pick some fresh apples!

99 comments:

Those look fantastic! I have one question - when you fill the cups with the apple mixture, it looks a little wet, but you just mixed it with dry ingredients, right? Was that just the juice from the apples making it look that way? I definitely want to try this. :)

Those look yummy! I love your strategy-I love to bake too, but definitely need to get the goods out of the house otherwise I'll eat them all. This would be a fun way to try new recipes, get a little treat for myself but have someone else waiting for the rest. Might have to copy that idea!

My youngest asked me this morning "Mommy would you make some mini apple pies ?" I wasn't too thrilled to be honest, I have a million things to do, but now I'm thinking you just confirmed that I'm supposed to make them for her. She'll be thanking you later :)

Tried these and loved them, but couldn't get them out of the pan in one piece! UGH! Made an excellent Apple Pie Crumble though! Check it out here... http://apinterestaddict.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/myweekofthanksgiving/

I made these for Thanksgiving and everyone was amazed that they came from my oven (baking is not my forte). Thank you so much for the recipe - they were absolutely delicious. And now I have something to make my honey when he needs a little pick me up.

I made these for Thanksgiving and they were a hit! I was wondering if I can use any apple pie recipe for the mini pies? My mom said it looked like you might have a higher flour content, perhaps to prevent juices from spilling over... I wanted to see if I could use our recipe or if I would need to convert it for miniature pies, or I might just add some spices to yours. We always add a tiny bit of clove, sooo yummy! :)

I love this recipe! I have made it several times and received rave reviews from everyone. Thank you so much for sharing with everyone!! I bake mine in silicon muffin pans, which makes it super easy to pop them right out when they're done. I've never needed to grease the pans using the silicon pan.

Hi, found your mini apple pies on Pinterest and it just made them. I made my own crust and I cut out the tops in heart shapes. Thanks for sharing the recipe. This is great idea and I loved it! I would like to put an excellent review on my site linking to yours on these if that's ok.

Hi, I am a new follower. I have a friend who baked these beautiful little pies and she said she got the recipe from you. So I posted her pic on my blog and linked it to your blog for the recipe and your credit...ThanksDollylink:www.dollyiscooking.blogspot.com

I saw the picture of your pies on a post on pinterest, and they looked amazing. I thought these would be perfect for my next book club, so I went out and bought the ingredients the next day. I don't bake. Or cook. Ever. But these were SUPER easy and I literally just inhaled two of them. They are so delicious!!! Thank you for the recipe, I will be using this for a LOOONG time! I'm super excited :)

I loved this recipe. My daughter had a class project on the U.S.A. and we brought the apple pie. I also love the concept behind these dessert posts! I just started blogging and these pies are one of my opening acts. I linked back here and hope my readers find you! I am the Nesting Doll at www.leahrice.com

I just made these today for a potluck - they worked out great! I halved the recipe to make 12 portions. To the ladies wondering what type of apples to use - I followed the advice that I saw on an old episode of chef at home. On it, he mentioned that there are sauce apples and pie apples. The only pie apple that he mentioned that I had seen in the store before was jonagold (all the other names that I recognized were sauce apples), so that's what I used for this recipe. They were great. Also: I didn't grease my muffin tins; they are plain, uncoated metal. To get them out, I turned the tin on its side and gently coaxed them out using my fingers and gravity. All in all, this was a lovely recipe - super easy and tasty. Thanks for posting this!

These were grrreat! I was debating on making them to save myself from a couple extra calories..HOWEVER your little blurb on making them for your husband spoke to me :) My husband was very pleased with them tonight and is already looking forward to having them tomorrow! I also found you via Pinterest. Thanks~~

I made these for a picnic - they were the favorite! Everyone wanted the recipe. They were easy to make and soooo delicious! I didn't spray the pan and they slipped right out. Going to make some for work next. Thank you!!!

I love that you are serving your husband in this way by trying new recipes for him every Monday, so wonderful to hear! I made these today and halved the recipe. They are delish!!!! Thanks for the recipe, it will be going in my recipe book and I am sure it will be enjoyed for years to come!!!

Just saw this recipe on Pinterest and I have to say these look really easy and what a great treat!! Just my hubby and I so 12 would be plenty! Gonna try them with a streusal topping and see how it comes out- My mom always baked her apple pies in a paper bag- they were delicious!! Have a recipe for that too- it won her a prize one time!!

I am going to make these tonight (I'm gonna try making homemade crust though) and I had the same question others have had about whether to grease the pan or not. I looked it up for just a regular pie and found that you should NOT grease the pan - the crust has plenty of fat to prevent sticking and it could actually ruin the crust to grease it! Hope that helps!

Made these last night and all I can say is WOW! THANK YOU so much for sharing this idea! I think the next time I make it I'll try a crumble topping rather than the scraps, just for something different, but I def shared your page on FB for my friends who don't use Pinterest (what's wrong with them?!)

Just made them for a treat at the surprise party I gave to my Mother-n-law here in Spain. They were a hit! Plus super easy for me to do here with basic ingredients. I was a able to bring a lil Americana to the party. Will be doing them again. Oh and a greasing the tins with a bit of margarine on a paper towel helped to get them put.

I tried this the other day with my family's tried and true crust recipe and had trouble getting it into the tin without the dough folding over itself. THe end result was a beautiful outside and then the inside was wrinkled and thick. Any ideas?

I love that you are serving your husband in this way by trying new recipes for him every Monday, so wonderful to hear! I made these today and halved the recipe. They are delish!!!! Thanks for the recipe, it will be going in my recipe book and I am sure it will be enjoyed for years to come!!!

I made one mini apple pie since i have left over dough on the fridge ( enough for one only ) - my mistake, i should have made some more dough... This pie is so good! Highly recomended... Thanks for sharing!!!

I'm gonna go even smaller, try mini muffin tin.... I'm going to a dinner party.... Great appetizers size... since its a pot lock so much food, a lil bite everything is what I like :) thank u for idea. It's fall and its perfect!!!

I'm gonna go even smaller, try mini muffin tin.... I'm going to a dinner party.... Great appetizers size... since its a pot lock so much food, a lil bite everything is what I like :) thank u for idea. It's fall and its perfect!!!

I just made these! Only made 6 so I could try them out for thanksgiving. They are delicious and so easy! I had no issues with my crust. I didn't spray the pan with anything either. I did take a knife and run it around the outside, they came right out. Can't wait to try out some other recipes of yours!! Thaks!

I just made these. As a note - 8 medium size McIntosh apples made enough for 24 mini-pies. I used a smaller circle cutter and only had to use 1 box of apple pie crust (2 crusts come per box). Also, consider sprinkling granola cereal on top if you don't have enough leftover crust.

Concerning the 'getting little pies out of you muffin tins or breville pie maker, use two strips of parchment paper to line the bottom of each tin making a 'cross' and leave enough to lift with after cooking

Concerning the 'getting little pies out of you muffin tins or breville pie maker, use two strips of parchment paper to line the bottom of each tin making a 'cross' and leave enough to lift with after cooking

I was inspired by your recipe and made what I could with what I had at home... and they were delicious! Everytbody loved them! Thank you!I wrote a post on them and shared your link: http://silviascreativebakery.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/mini-apple-tarts.htmlThanks for sharing it!

I tried your recipe for Thanksgiving to surprise my family when I came home from college, and they came out perfectly! There's nothing I had to change in your recipe! I was so surprised it was so easy! It took me quite some time but I had to peel 8 apples by myself so that took some time. I hope I'll have the time this holiday season to try more of your recipes!

I don't bake often so I was a bit intimidated when I attempted to make these. The recipe was so easy that I was afraid it wasn't going to come out right, but I just brought these mini pies to work and have received so many positive comments!! Using pre-made pie crust saved so much time!!

I made these the other night for my Husband and small children, they loved the flavor, it was simple, and not over done. After all the holiday baking my husband was excited for just a plain and simple old fashioned apple pie. I added homemade vanilla ice cream and the two went perfectly together. Now I am about to bake the full recipe for a church gathering tonight. Thanks so much!

I am planning out homemade frozen meals for after my twins arrive in a few weeks, would these be freezable if I baked them then froze? Or should I wait to bake them after freezing? Thanks so much these look sooo yummy and I want something tasty for the stressful days haha

I used two cup cake tins, cooked them for about 26 minutes, and I used some of the liquid from the apples to brush the pies on top, which gave them a more golden color when baking. I also used a regular mouth mason jar ring and rolled out the dough disks (not perfectly) to make them large enough to fit the tin holes.

I made these tonight. First time ever making any kind of pie. Absolutely loved the flavor of the apple mixture with a bit of nutmeg added. I made the pie crust using a recipe I found online. They are delicious. I wish I had made the whole recipe instead of just half! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I posted a picture of my mini pies on my facebook page and shared the link to your blog for the apple pie recipe.

Thanks for sharing this recipe. I've included in on my Healthy Holidays: Healthier Versions of Your Favorite Holiday Dishes post (and will be making it for dessert for Thanksgiving this year). Check it out: http://www.mommytrackfitness.com/2015/11/24/healthy-holidays-healthier-versions-of-your-favorite-holiday-dishes/

I made these last night and they came out perfectly! I made a change to the top of the pie. I bought an extra pie crust because I wanted to make a weaved top to look more like a traditional pie but in mini form. These are my new favorite dessert. I did a lot of research before choosing this recipe and this is by the far the best one. Super quick to make!Changes:-Pie crust topping - made weaved pattern-Didn't peel the apples - I like the extra flavor and tannins added by the peel, when it's cut so small it cooks great. -I had to cook mine for about 30 minutes at 400 degrees. 5 Stars - will make again!

I made these last night and they came out perfectly! I made a change to the top of the pie. I bought an extra pie crust because I wanted to make a weaved top to look more like a traditional pie but in mini form. These are my new favorite dessert. I did a lot of research before choosing this recipe and this is by the far the best one. Super quick to make!Changes:-Pie crust topping - made weaved pattern-Didn't peel the apples - I like the extra flavor and tannins added by the peel, when it's cut so small it cooks great. -I had to cook mine for about 30 minutes at 400 degrees. 5 Stars - will make again!

This are so good! But I did not spray my teflon pan and I believe I should have. I ended up losing quite a bit of the pie crust bottoms and sides. I also wonder if I should have let them cool completely before removing?? But they are very tasty and I did halve the recipe also, because my hubby and I and do not need 24 of them! And I did share with our neighbors!

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